Organizational Learning Through Trolling
summary
Claim is that deliberate provocation accelerates learning by forcing concrete work not abstract debate. Example: switching from Ruby to a JVM for on‑prem builds leads to the proposal to ship JVM inside a Ruby gem, which fails because rubygems lack reliable signing, require 35–45 minute compiles and poor C lib support, but teaches post-install hooks and the rubygems security model. Practice includes a weekly bad ideas Monday, hiring grew from 35 to 390 and ~125–140 interviews reveal focus on learning drive.
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